Offishial news, 11/22/23: Skip Schumaker speaks; possible free agent matches

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• Tuesday's winter ball notes: Playing his first game in the Dominican Republic since being traded to the Marlins, 2B Vidal Bruján went 0-for-1 with three walks and his LIDOM-leading 13th stolen base. CF Dane Myers went 1-for-4. Javier Sanoja made his season debut in Venezuela as a pinch-hitter and left fielder.

• Thanks to Marlins manager Skip Schumaker for giving us 40-plus minutes of his time on the latest Fish Unfiltered. Although previously reported that Brant Brown had left Miami for Seattle, Schumaker specifies it's because Brown was hired to be their new bench coach (still no official announcement from the Mariners). Our conversation touched on a handful of individual Marlins players, Schumaker's introduction to Peter Bendix and much more.

• Elsewhere around baseball, the Cardinals added another free agent starting pitcher, Kyle Gibson (1/$11M). This comes on the heels of reuniting with Lance Lynn the day before. The Padres promoted Mike Shildt to be their new manager, filling the last remaining MLB managerial vacancy.

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• This week on Big Fish Small Pod, Daniel Rodriguez is doing a series highlighting notable free agents for the Marlins to consider in each position group, continuing with outfielders. Subscribe to Fish On First wherever you get your pods! Please leave us a rating and review.

• Braxton Garrett joined the
  to talk about his 2023 season, what's next and how he'll be spending Thanksgiving.

• Mark Feinsand of MLB.com considers Mitch Garver a logical free agent match for the Marlins.

• The Baseball America MLB Rule 5 Draft preview highlights Troy Johnston and Nasim Nuñez as possible selections.

• Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that Marlins postseason shares are $10,154 apiece. The deeper a team advances, the larger their share (Rangers personnel got more than half a million bucks).

• Happy birthday to Peter Pratt. The Locked On Marlins podcast host turns 40 today. You'll notice that I frequently embed his shows in these news roundups. Subscribe to his channel if you don't already!

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